Improved apparatus for elevating and bagging grain



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JOHN s. HAsBaoucK,

or Tran, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 100,887, dated March- 15, 1870.

IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR ELEVATING' AND BAG-GING- GRAIN.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thelame To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. HAsBRoUoK, of Tyre, in the county of Seneca,and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin an Apparatus for Elevating, and Bagging Grain; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, "clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which makepart of the same, and in which- Figure 1 represents a plan or top viewof an apparatus embracing my improvements. l

Figure 2 represents a vertical longitudinal section through the same,showing its attachment to a fanning-mill.

Figure 3 represents a vertical transverse section through thedischarging-chute, showing the manner of attaching the grain-sackthereto.

Figure 4 is a plan ot' two of the elevating-buckets of the apron.

My invention relates to an apparatus to be attached to any fanning-millnow in use, for carrying the cleaned grain therefrom and delivering itinto sacks ready for shipment.

ln the accompanying drawings-- A represents the side pieces, which fornithe case or frame of the apparatus, secured together by horizontal bars,B, open at its end next the winnowingmachine, andclosed by au inclinedboard, C, at its delivering end.

Within this frame I arrange al1-endless apron, D, of buckets, securedimposition by rollers E F at each end, around which it revolves.

lhis endless apron D consists of a band of canvas, mounted upon twooutside and an intermediate endless band of leather, a, while to itsupper surface are attached transverse bars G, of awidth just equal tothat of the apron, and at each edge of the apron, and

between -the transr erse bars, are secured, by a single wrought rivet,blocks H, which form, in connection with the bars, entirely closed cellsI, so that the kernels of grain cannot get in between the side blocksand the ends ot' the bars G, While the apron is allowed to turn over theconvex surface of the supporting-rollers E F without binding or dangerof being torn from their connection with the -endless apron D, as theyopen readily from each other in turning the rollers, but close themoment the baud D assumes a tangent to said rollers.

The side pieces A are provided with overlapping frame of the mill, andby this construction is capable of attachment to any tanning-mill inuse.

lhe grain is received into the cells I of theapron, carried upward anddelivered from its highest end directly into a chute, K, secured to theunder side there# of, to which the mouth of the bag L is attached, andas grain-bags are of varying length, and as it is necessary that theyshould always just rest upon the floor without the least folding, sothat, irrespective of their length, they shall be well filled, this endof the elevator is mounted upon two pivoted legs M, which maintain aninclined position with the sides A, so as to brace the elevatorlaterally, having their lower ends provided with pins c for biting intothe floor, and turning the lower ends ofthe legs nearer to or'furtherfrom the fanning-mill, raises or lowers the delivering end of theelevator to suit any length of sack.

Hitherto sacks have been secured to the mouth of the discharging-chuteby being hookedv thereon, which is liable to tear them out, and thus byconstant use destroy the bag. l

To prevent this, I attach a grooved rib, d, to each side ofthe mouth ofthe chute, and pivot a button, e, thereto, so that'when turned downcontiguous to the grooved rib, it will-bite each side of the sacksecurely in the grooves of the supporting-ribs, and thus hold the bag,while its removal?. therefrom is eeeted by simply turning the but-tonaside. In this way the bags may be attached and removed with thegreatest facility, and without injury.

The motion of the endless cellular apron D is derived from a bandleading from a pulley on the fanshaft of the mill to a pulley, N, ou theaxis of the lower roller. 4

When it is not required to bag the grain the end board C may be removed,and the grain delivered dircctly on the floor.

Instead of the legs M, the elevator. may be -supported by rods- P,connecting its front end with the top of the tanning-mill, and adjusted,as may be required, by screw-bolts.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim the combination of the endless travelingapron D, of inclosedcells I, the hinged adjusting-legs .M, the discharging-chute K, havinggrooved ribs d,

and locking-buttons c, the whole constructed and arranged as hereinshown and described, for adaptation to tanning-mills of variousconstruction.

JOHN S. HASBROUCK.

Witnesses:

J EREMIAH MEAD, J. D. VANDENBERY.

